Interview with Wallis Bird
We had the pleasure of interviewing Wallis Bird over Zoom video!
Irish-born, Wallis Bird is thrilled to share \u201cThe Power of a Word\u201d the newest song to be released off her forthcoming album HANDS, due out May 27 via Mount Silver Records / Soundly Music.
\u201cPower of the Word\u201d follows the release of \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong with Changing\u201d and \u201cPretty Lies.\u201d
Wallis tapped the famed Theodora Byrne Ensemble to create an incredibly powerful music video for her song \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong With Changing. \u200b\u200bThe Theodora Byrne Ensemble is an Irish contemporary mixed-voice choir comprised of a collective of over 50 singers from various musical backgrounds
HANDS finds BIRD turning the spotlight onto herself, raising issues that are sometimes far harder to confront, only to emerge optimistic and whole. Among these are issues of trust, alcohol abuse, stagnation, self-censorship, and self-improvement, some addressed through personal recollections of crucial moments accumulated over the last two years. Each, however, is delivered by a voice uncommonly blessed with joy, ingenuity, and empathy.
The front cover of the new album features a black and white photograph of a hand. A cursory look might not reveal anything unusual, but it only takes a moment to recognize it\u2019s no ordinary hand. In the shadows, there\u2019s a stump where the little finger should be, and something seems off about the other digits too. Some will understand its significance: they\u2019ll have seen it strumming an upside-down, right-handed guitar, picking in unorthodox style, forming unconventional chords. The hand, you see, is WALLIS BIRD\u2019s, and it\u2019s there because, having spent much of her life trying to exist despite its restrictions, she\u2019s reached a point where she recognizes that, in many ways, it\u2019s always been vital to her lived reality. With this has come a realization of \u201cwho I am, what I am, and what I don\u2019t want.\u201d HANDS documents her subsequent process of change, and its consequences, with typically distinctive style, making it \u2013 hands down, naturally \u2013 one of the most honest albums you\u2019ll hear at a time when honesty is at a premium.
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